Lupa Kata Sandi? Klik di Sini

atau Masuk melalui

Belum Memiliki Akun Daftar di Sini


atau Daftar melalui

Sudah Memiliki Akun Masuk di Sini

Konfirmasi Email

Kami telah mengirimkan link aktivasi melalui email ke rudihamdani@gmail.com.

Klik link aktivasi dan dapatkan akses membaca 2 artikel gratis non Laput di koran dan Majalah Tempo

Jika Anda tidak menerima email,
Kirimkan Lagi Sekarang

EU Drops Myanmar Rights Resolution, Citing Progress Under Suu Kyi

Translator

Editor

24 September 2016 10:50 WIB

Myanmar`s Aung San Suu Kyi. AP/Aung Shine Oo

TEMPO.CO, United Nations - The European Union praised Myanmar's progress on human rights under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday and said that it would not be introducing a resolution at the United Nations condemning the country's record for the first time in 15 years.

Addressing the Partnership Group on Myanmar at the United Nations General Assembly, EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini called Suu Kyi's progress from political prisoner to government "powerful testimony to the incredible change Myanmar is going through."

"The government has taken bold measures to improve human rights and re-invigorate the peace process. Political prisoners have been released," she said.

Mogherini said steps had also "been taken against those who incite hatred" and a commission established under former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to address violence between majority Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar's state of Rakhine.

In recognition of the progress, for the first time in fifteen years, the European Union would not table a human rights resolution on Myanmar at the U.N. assembly, she said.

Addressing Suu Kyi, Mogherini said: "Fifteen years is the measure of the incredible distance Myanmar has walked, the measure of how much your country has changed."

Mogherini said the European Union understood the "complexity" of the situation in Rakhine and told Suu Kyi: "I know that you area working hard to find a sustainable solution for both communities."

Suu Kyi has been criticized for doing too little to address the plight of the Rohingya Muslims.

In her first address to the General Assembly as national leader on Wednesday, she defended her government's efforts to resolve the crisis there and asked for "understanding" and "the constructive contribution" of other countries.

She said the government would persevere in its efforts to achieve peace in Rakhine and stand firm "against the forces of prejudice and intolerance."

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, told the same session that Suu Kyi's commitment to stand firm against intolerance and her pledge in Washington last week that all those entitled to citizenship would be granted it were "powerful and important."

However, she and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said significant problems remained and both reiterated calls for the government to allow the establishment of an office of the U.N. High Commission for Human Rights with a full mandate.

Increased freedom of speech since the military stepped back from direct rule in Myanmar in 2011 has allowed for the unleashing of long-held anti-Muslim sentiment.

Around 125,000 Rohingya remain confined in temporary camps after waves of deadly violence in 2012 between Buddhists and Muslims, when more than 100 people were killed.

The Rohingya have been seen by much of the Buddhist population as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, even though many have lived in Myanmar for generations. Most were stripped of their ability to vote in last year's election, which brought Suu Kyi to power as de facto leader.

REUTERS




MER-C Pleads Combating Parties in Myanmar to Respect Hospitals as Neutral Grounds

2 hari lalu

MER-C Pleads Combating Parties in Myanmar to Respect Hospitals as Neutral Grounds

MER-C urged all parties to the conflict in Myanmar to respect hospitals as neutral grounds, including the Indonesian Hospital in Rakhine State.


Myanmar Junta Plans to Implement Mandatory Military Service in April

42 hari lalu

Myanmar Junta Plans to Implement Mandatory Military Service in April

Myanmar's ruling military plans to call up young people for mandatory service from April and also require retired security personnel to serve.


10 Countries That Rename Themselves Before India

55 hari lalu

10 Countries That Rename Themselves Before India

Before India changed its name to Bharat, there are multiple countries that have renamed themselves due to various reasons.


ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat; Laos Commits to Continue Prior Works

58 hari lalu

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat; Laos Commits to Continue Prior Works

Laos as the 2024 Chair of ASEAN will continue the work set out by its predecessor, Indonesia.


Indonesia Navy Drives Away Boat Carrying Rohingya

29 Desember 2023

Indonesia Navy Drives Away Boat Carrying Rohingya

An Indonesian navy vessel in Aceh drove away a boat carrying Rohingya from Myanmar, a military (TNI) spokesperson says.


Indonesia Gears Up to Handover ASEAN Chairmanship to Laos

28 Desember 2023

Indonesia Gears Up to Handover ASEAN Chairmanship to Laos

Indonesia is gearing up to hand over its ASEAN chairmanship to Laos after Dec. 31, 2023.


Protesters Storm Refugee Shelter Calling for Deportation of Rohingya from Indonesia's Aceh

28 Desember 2023

Protesters Storm Refugee Shelter Calling for Deportation of Rohingya from Indonesia's Aceh

A large crowd of Indonesian students stormed a convention center housing hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Banda Aceh on Dec. 27.


Again, Rohingya Refugees Rejected in Aceh Besar

11 Desember 2023

Again, Rohingya Refugees Rejected in Aceh Besar

This was the fifth rejection from Aceh Besar locals since the Rohingya refugees' vessel arrived on Blang Raya Beach on Sunday, December 10, 2023.


196 Rohingya Refugees Arrives in Aceh by Boat

15 November 2023

196 Rohingya Refugees Arrives in Aceh by Boat

Almost two hundred Rohingya, most of them women and children, arrived by boat in Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday.


Indonesian Weapon Producers Defend ID Deny Selling Arms to Myanmar Junta

4 Oktober 2023

Indonesian Weapon Producers Defend ID Deny Selling Arms to Myanmar Junta

State-owned defense holding company Defend ID denied allegations that its three firms exported defense industry products to Myanmar after the coup.